index_L

L

Large programs

system resources and, 20

understanding, 18

warning signs, 18

See also Small programs

Learning curve, 29-33

engineers and, 30

in professional life, 29

Leveraging, 71-87

automation and, 78-80

CUIs and, 99-100

GUIs and, 101

other people's code, 73-74

other people using your code for, 76-78

shell scripts, 80-87

software, using, 72-80

Tupperware analogy, 71-72

Windows and, 170-71

Linux

command source code lines, 82

distributions, 179

marketing, 7

as open-source software, 7

philosophy, xx-xxi

short name usage and, 113

as Third System and Second System, 44-45

in Unix evolution, 7

as Unix-like operating system, 6-7

Windows vs., 153-74

Look for the 90-percent solution (tenet), 121-22

in computer world, 122

defined, 10

Federal Express analogy, 121

See also Tenets

Lowercase

reasons for, 112

using, 9, 112-14

Ls command, 23-25

in pipelines, 117

user friendly, 116-17



Linux and the Unix Philosophy
Linux and the Unix Philosophy
ISBN: 1555582737
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 92
Authors: Mike Gancarz

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